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This method is only supported to on UNIX and Windows platforms with Python.
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titleStep-by-step guide

This method allows users to download ECMWF public datasets in a programmatic way.

  1. Install ECMWF key
  2. Install client libraries
    1. Python
    2. Client libraries
  3. Check data availability
  4. Choose dataset
  5. Script examples

  6. Request syntax

  7. More clients

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titleInstall ECMWF KEY
  1. If you don't have an account, please self register at https://apps.ecmwf.int/registration/ and then go to the steps below.

  2. login Login https://apps.ecmwf.int/auth/login/

  3. retrieve Retrieve you key at https://api.ecmwf.int/v1/key/

  4. Copy the information in this page and paste it in the file $HOME/.ecmwfapirc (Unix) or %USERPROFILE%/.ecmwfapirc (Windows; see how to create a file with a leading dot)

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title$HOME/.ecmwfapirc
{
    "url"   : "https://api.ecmwf.int/v1",
    "key"   : "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    "email" : "john.smith@example.com"
}

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